Farley

//ˈfɑɹli// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 2
    A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807).
  3. 3
    A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302).
  4. 4
    A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).
  5. 5
    A village in Wiltshire, England.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  2. 7
    A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
  3. 8
    A census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. 9
    A village in Platte County, Missouri, United States.
  5. 10
    An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. 11
    A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
  7. 12
    A male given name transferred from the surname. rare

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""Have you ever seen Hot to Trot with Bobcat Goldthwait and... what's his name? Uh, fat guy..." "Chris Farley?" "No, older." "Wilford Brimley?" "Not that old. Um, he's Canadian." "John Candy?" "John Candy, that's it.""

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

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